Birmingham Health and Fitness News

BrookwoodRecognizedbyAHA

Brookwood Medical Center has been recognized by the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines program for implementing quality cardiac care measures. Get With The...

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.  ‐‐ Brookwood Medical Center and CardioVascular Associates, P.C., today announced a definitive agreement to form CardioVascular Associates of the...

BMCwelcomesSextuplets

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – June 19, 2011 – Brookwood Medical Center is pleased to join Heather and Mitchell Carroll in announcing the birth of sextuplets. More than 50 medical...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Caroline Cannon Wins Prize Caring for the Arctic and the Inupiat

Caroline Cannon has led dual roles throughout her life. She is a leader of her people as well as a steward of the earth. For more than 30 years Caroline has been working to...

FunnySurgeryStories.com Helps Relieve the Stress of Working in Healthcare

BIRMINGHAM, AL., -- Why are so many TV shows set in hospitals? Because they are the setting for some of the funniest and most theatrical situations. As some of the drama relates...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Mailman Charlie Rose Sniffs Out Gas and Saves Lives

Something didn't seem right to mail carrier Charlie Rose. He smelled gas more than once while delivering the mail on his normal route. It wasn't just coming from one house and the...

AmericanTown Heroes: Leslie Perkins Picks Posies for Patients

Leslie Perkins, a hospital volunteer for more than 28 years is also the head of the fresh flower program. In addition to overseeing the placements of fresh flowers in all the...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Bob Davidson Wants Your Pledge to Rise Above the Plastics

If you see a grown man covered in plastic bags, don’t think he’s crazy or a homeless person trying to stay warm. Go over and introduce yourself and find out what he has to say...

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AmericanTowns Heroes: Rebecca Stivers—Nurse Educator and Role Model

A nurse educator and her husband happen upon the scene of a serious crash just in time to administer critical care. As a trained nurse, Rebecca knows what to do to help make...

The Certified Patient Safety Officer (CPSO): A Professional Credential

The Certified Patient Safety Officer (CPSO): A Professional Credential That Could Help Change Healthcare Cultures. BIRMINGHAM, AL---The International Board for Certification of...

AmericanTowns Heroes: Team Winter Races to Fund Research for Prostate Cancer

After losing her father to prostate cancer, Winter Vinecki started Team Winter to help raise money for prostate cancer research. Winter is a young triathlete who inspires...

Swine flu information, symptoms and resources for Jefferson County

The reports of Swine Flu in Alabama (official name, H1N1) are alarming, but as the virus remains in the headlines, experts are urging common-sense in handling the outbreak. This...

7 Steps To Happiness For This Holiday Season

(Birmingham AL,  December 2,2008) Happiness is not as hard to find if one applies effort and acceptance of the joy of the "simple" things in our everyday...

JuneFit Tip: Stretching is for Everyday!

My motto is, "Stretching is for Everyday", and I do practice what I preach. Research has indicated that regular stretching may be more effective in preventing injuries...